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Road Test Reviews went live in 2011 as a small enthusiast website. We like to think we are still small and agile even though our readership has grown hugely. We love all things motoring. We do road test reviews, news and opinion. We are not biased, nor can we be bribed (well maybe a little). We prefer to give the car buying public our opinion based on facts. Source

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We are always on the lookout for unusual and fast cars so we dug around and and found some really cool cars you’ve probably never heard of. There are a number of limited-production automakers out there producing some pretty unique cars for the a very niche market. You may have heard of one or two of these but you may not have seen them all.

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700 hp cars have become the new normal for manufacturers these days and there are even some that can be had for under $100K. The power wars seems to be continuing with no sign of an end in sight. We decided to take a look at which of these would be our Magnificent Seven or Our Favorite 700 HP cars for under $500K. Read on …………The Continental Supersports is built around the most powerful W12 engine that Bentley has ever developed, now producing a remarkable 700 hp and 750 ft-lbs.

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Volkswagen is launching an all out SUV assault on the US market. Last year we tested the all new and huge, VW Atlas and we liked it. Now as a follow up we have it’s smaller sibling the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan for a week. For 2018, the Tiguan has been thoroughly overhauled. An all new platform is used that is shared with Volkswagen models ranging from the Golf hatchback to the Atlas SUV.

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Most Americans seem to have an aversion to hatchbacks and yet they buy SUVs and crossovers in the millions….. reality check folks …..they all have a hatchback mechanism to open the trunk. Offer up an alternative name, however, and it becomes cool and not a car for college students. Hatchbacks don’t sell well (except for niche sporting models) because they have a persistent image problem in a status-symbol world. Hatchbacks will always define the cheap end of the car-buying scale.

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After a week with the amazing Audi TT RS I was hoping the 2017 Audi RS 3 sedan I had coming would be a nice subtle color, something subdued that wouldn’t attract attention……..unfortunately it wasn’t. Our tester arrived in Catalunya Red, a really bright red, which could be seen from space and also by the Highway Patrol. Time to deploy the radar detector.

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We drove the revamped in 2014 Audi TT and also the TT Roadster both of which we loved. Now an even more anticipated Audi lands on our doorstep in the shape of the 2018 Audi TT RS and in a nutshell, it’s really really good. Fettled by Audi’s Go Fast Division to compete with BMW M cars, it also goes head to head with Porsche’s Cayman S, despite being both owned by VW. This isn’t the first TT RS we have had here, back in 2009 Audi launched a TT RS and made it available for US consumption in 2012.

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It’s that time again where we choose our favorite cars we’ve driven in 2017. It’s been another hugely fun year driving all sorts of different cars. But which have been our favorites?……..Not necessarily the fastest or the coolest looking made the list. The ones that stood out for doing something better than most of their competition were the ones we chose. There were a few surprises, who would have thought a full size SUV would have made the list, but it did.

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The Audi Q5 luxury SUV was launched in 2008, offered in the US in 2009, had a facelift in 2012 and for 2018 has received a total revamp. The Q5 is an important vehicle for Audi, sales have been strong with 1.5 million sold so far and they show no signs of abating. It is by far Audi’s best-selling vehicle. The 2018 Audi Q5 uses the now familiar MLB chassis, has standard all-wheel drive and a turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Everything is bigger and at the same time almost everything is better.

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Lamborghini has launched its third model the Lamborghini Urus, the first Super Sport Utility Vehicle, into a world where the SUV has become somewhat ubiquitous. VW already has the Bentayga so why not a Lamborghini SUV? The Urus features a 4.0 liter V8 twin-turbo engine delivering 650 hp at 6,000 rpm, with a maximum of 6,800 rpm, and 626 lb ft at 2,250 rpm.

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They always say better late than never, but in my opinion if you are late you’d better make a big entrance……so enter stage center the all new 2018 VW Atlas. It’s largest vehicle that VW has ever built in America, it’s big and blocky and most importantly has a 3rd row of seats, which actual humans will fit into. With room for 7 and still able to fit luggage, this is the replacement for the Touareg, which will be discontinued in the US for 2018.

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